For the past three years my company has been receiving calls from these people. They start by saying we will receive a free listing in their Corp. Telecom Directory. What they don't tell you is it will cost $414.00 (with shipping) because they charge you for the CD they send (which they don't disclose they are sending).
And since that isn't bad enough, they also don't tell you that you have just agreed to a two-year contract simply by agreeing to be listed for FREE. The Corp. Telecom Directory is a three volume set (also not disclosed) and will be sent to you over a three year period. But wait! Although I was told it is only a two year listing agreement, the third volume won't arrive until AFTER the two-year listing is up...
Ah, but that is the catch. They call to tell you that your last volume is on the way and unbeknownst to you (and must have been done psychically), you have just agreed to ANOTHER two-year listing.
Due to circumstances beyond my control, my company kept paying the invoices and I finally got the last volume. Now I am receiving calls telling me Volume 3 is on the way and it will cost $414.00. It is impossible to dispute or reason with the customer service representative since she habitually hangs up when I try to explain that I have already received the last volume and have an invoice to prove it.
These people are just as bad as the telemarketers that call at 9pm when we are all home relaxing. Something should be done about them. Maybe we can start a 'Do Not Telemarket This Company' list. Think that will work?
This is just one stop for me. I am N.B.I.E. National Business Information Exchange to the Better Business Bureau as well.
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